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> [I wish that more people, especially young people, were taught about self-love at a younger age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/i-wish-that-more-people-especially-young-people-were-taught-about/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

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## More by Jamila Woods

> [Me and my three younger siblings, we sang together in grandma's church, and I was in the Chicago Children's Choir in high school, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/me-and-my-three-younger-siblings-we-sang-together-in-grandma-s-church/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

> [My mentor made me say a poem over and over. 'Stop! That's not your voice. Start again.' I was sobbing by the end, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/my-mentor-made-me-say-a-poem-over-and-over-stop-that-s-not-your-voice/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

> [Music is something that is supposed to connect people on a pure level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/music-is-something-that-is-supposed-to-connect-people-on-a-pure-level/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

> [The lake was always my orienting point when my dad was teaching me how to not get lost. The lake is east, so you'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/the-lake-was-always-my-orienting-point-when-my-dad-was-teaching-me/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

> [They say Chicago is for haters. No one will just sweat each other and say, 'Oh, you're so good,' if you're not. Which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/they-say-chicago-is-for-haters-no-one-will-just-sweat-each-other-and/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

> [I read 'Song of Solomon' by Toni Morrison in college, and it just blew my mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/i-read-song-of-solomon-by-toni-morrison-in-college-and-it-just-blew/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

> [I really value what Closed Sessions is doing to build the Chicago music scene and am excited to partner with them for my first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/i-really-value-what-closed-sessions-is-doing-to-build-the-chicago/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

> [In some ways, I value specificity. I think that there's power in, once you know who your fan base is, being able to speak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/in-some-ways-i-value-specificity-i-think-that-there-s-power-in-once/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

> [A lot of people get Chicago wrong. I've developed this protective feeling about how we're portrayed, and at the same time, I'm acutely aware…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/a-lot-of-people-get-chicago-wrong-i-ve-developed-this-protective/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

> [My mentors were very good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/my-mentors-were-very-good/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

> [I think of music as creating a space. I like to put things in that are comforting to me and are nostalgic. To me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/i-think-of-music-as-creating-a-space-i-like-to-put-things-in-that-are/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

> [I don't know if it's because I grew up in Beverly or my friends, but I listened to a lot of alternative rock music.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/i-don-t-know-if-it-s-because-i-grew-up-in-beverly-or-my-friends-but-i/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

> [My hope is that 'Blk Girl Soldier' is a freedom song for black women today who are fighting the macro- and microaggressions of daily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/my-hope-is-that-blk-girl-soldier-is-a-freedom-song-for-black-women/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

> [I like to borrow forms and quotes and use a lot of allusions, in both poetry and music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/i-like-to-borrow-forms-and-quotes-and-use-a-lot-of-allusions-in-both/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

> [I started writing poems on a Xanga page. I always loved writing. I also had a Deviant Art page, actually, because my crush had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/i-started-writing-poems-on-a-xanga-page-i-always-loved-writing-i-also/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

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